Long Beach vs Panama City - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Long Beach	Panama City
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2732	$1583
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$6311	$3567
🏠 One person rent	$1782	$976
🏘️ Family rent	$3096	$1633
🍽️ Food expenses	$654	$432
🚐 Transport expenses	$147	$69.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4305	$936
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	7 km	7 km
🎓 Higher education	94	42
😀 Quality of life	78	69
🏙️ Population	467K	410K

The cost of living in Long Beach is 73% more expensive than in Panama City. Cities ranked 524th and 3744th ($2732 vs $1583) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 453rd and 1st in the United States and Panama, respectively. Check the United States vs Panama comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.6 months in Long Beach compared to 0.6 months in Panama City. Long Beach ranked 282nd best city to live in the United States vs Panama City ranked 1st in Panama, while ranked 992nd and 4400th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Long Beach vs Panama City

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	Long Beach	Panama City
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$19	$10.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$72.1	$45.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$14.4	$7.39
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$7	$2.97
☕ Cappuccino	$5.81	$3.94
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.53	$1.71
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1919	$1062
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1544	$794
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3153	$1911
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2806	$1347
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$106	$82.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$164	$128
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$57.4	$45.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.44%	6.26%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7165	$3048
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6988	$1725
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.76	$0.35
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$73.6	$22.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$29.1	$17.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.27	$0.93
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.06	$1.84
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.03	$2.23
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.68	$2.33
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.96	$3.26
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.9	$11.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.5	$6.57
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.3	$9.64
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.83	$3.53
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.69	$1.62
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.54	$3.29
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.27	$3.03
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.97	$2.46
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.26	$3.74
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.26	$1.16
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.82	$2.41
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$13.6	$11.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.37	$1.44
🚬 Cigarette pack	$10.8	$6.04
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.14	$8.16
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$7.66	$8.03
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.99	$2.96
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.62	$3.04
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$40.6	$42.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$15	$7.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$95.4	$50.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$15.9	$14.5
👖 Brand Jeans	$52.5	$53.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$103	$91.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1666	$503
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$22757	$13402

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Cities near Long Beach

Distance	City	Cost of living
9.9 km or 6.2 mi	Carson	$2974
11 km or 6.5 mi	Seal Beach	$2874
11 km or 7 mi	Lakewood	$2750
11 km or 7.1 mi	Lomita	$3078
15 km or 9 mi	Compton	$2880
15 km or 9.2 mi	Bellflower	$2702
15 km or 9.2 mi	Paramount	$2770
15 km or 9.5 mi	Torrance	$3118
15 km or 9.6 mi	Cypress	$2829
16 km or 9.7 mi	Rancho Palos Verdes	$3718
16 km or 10 mi	Cerritos	$2695
17 km or 11 mi	Gardena	$3051
17 km or 11 mi	Lynwood	$2835
19 km or 12 mi	Norwalk	$2688
19 km or 12 mi	Westminster	$2970
19 km or 12 mi	Stanton	$2892
19 km or 12 mi	Redondo Beach	$3744
20 km or 12 mi	South Gate	$2820
20 km or 12 mi	Lawndale	$3193
20 km or 12 mi	Downey	$2698
20 km or 12 mi	Huntington Beach	$3227
20 km or 13 mi	Buena Park	$2827
22 km or 14 mi	Hawthorne	$3057
22 km or 14 mi	Garden Grove	$2930
22 km or 14 mi	Cudahy	$2810
23 km or 14 mi	Bell Gardens	$2775
23 km or 14 mi	La Mirada	$2803
23 km or 14 mi	Florence-Graham	$2917
23 km or 14 mi	Fountain Valley	$3199
23 km or 15 mi	Bell	$2847
24 km or 15 mi	Manhattan Beach	$3262
24 km or 15 mi	Huntington Park	$2879
24 km or 15 mi	Maywood	$2850
25 km or 16 mi	Inglewood	$3020
26 km or 16 mi	West Whittier-Los Nietos	$2789
26 km or 16 mi	Pico Rivera	$2796
27 km or 17 mi	Whittier	$2815
28 km or 17 mi	Fullerton	$3055
28 km or 18 mi	Montebello	$2769
29 km or 18 mi	Santa Ana	$3059

Cities near Panama City

Distance	City	Cost of living
8.1 km or 5 mi	Balboa	$1425
16 km or 9.9 mi	Tocumen	$1403
26 km or 16 mi	Pacora	$1395
34 km or 21 mi	La Chorrera	$977
59 km or 37 mi	Colon	$1179
108 km or 67 mi	Penonome	$1153
154 km or 96 mi	Chitre	$1154
190 km or 118 mi	Santiago de Veraguas	$1122
321 km or 199 mi	Turbo	$764
329 km or 204 mi	David	$922
398 km or 247 mi	Monteria	$703
403 km or 250 mi	Limon	$1332
406 km or 252 mi	Santa Cruz de Lorica	$764
452 km or 281 mi	Sincelejo	$572
463 km or 288 mi	Cartagena	$1155
483 km or 300 mi	Quibdo	$757
494 km or 307 mi	Cartago	$1290
513 km or 319 mi	San Jose	$1454
518 km or 322 mi	Heredia	$1378
521 km or 324 mi	Magangue	$707
526 km or 327 mi	Bello	$915
529 km or 329 mi	Alajuela	$1323
530 km or 329 mi	Medellin	$1071
534 km or 332 mi	Envigado	$992
558 km or 347 mi	Soledad	$950
559 km or 348 mi	Barranquilla	$909
595 km or 370 mi	Puntarenas	$825
617 km or 383 mi	Cartago	$738
617 km or 383 mi	Cienaga	$874
623 km or 387 mi	Manizales	$717
627 km or 390 mi	Santa Teresa	$1273
627 km or 390 mi	Pereira	$789
631 km or 392 mi	Santa Marta	$971
632 km or 393 mi	Buenaventura	$825
636 km or 395 mi	Minca	$887
651 km or 404 mi	Salento	$709
652 km or 405 mi	Armenia	$719
657 km or 408 mi	Tulua	$537
658 km or 409 mi	Barrancabermeja	$1040
675 km or 419 mi	Liberia	$957